YASSER SEIRAWAN (born Mar-24-1960, 65 years old) Syria (federation/nationality United States of America) [what is this?] Grandmaster (1980) and FIDE Senior Trainer (2004) Yasser Seirawan was born in Damascus, Syria. When he was seven, his family emigrated to Seattle, Washington, USA, where he learned the game at the age of twelve. He is a four-time United States Champion 1981 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... 1986 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... 1989 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... and 2000 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... , won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979, and played in the Candidates events at Montpelier 1985 and Saint John 1988. In July, 1990, he was #10 on the FIDE rating list at 2635. Seirawan is a notable author of instructional and historical works, and was the editor of Inside Chess magazine. In September 1983 he was Cosmopolitan Magazine's "Bachelor of the Month." In 2001 he released a plan to reunite the chess world; Ruslan Ponomariov had gained the FIDE championship in 2003, while Vladimir Kramnik had beaten Garry Kasparov for the Braingames title. Seirawan's plan called for one match between Ruslan Ponomariov and Garry Kasparov, and another between Vladimir Kramnik and the winner of the 2002 Einstein tournament in Dortmund, Peter Leko. The winners of these matches would then play each other to become undisputed World Champion. This plan became the Prague Agreement and was signed by all parties in question. Four years later the unification process was completed, although not under the exact terms dictated by the agreement. He is married to Yvette Nagel. Interview with Ann Matnadze Bujiashvili on 28 October 2011: http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp... Wikipedia article: Yasser Seirawan Last updated: 2025-03-24 09:03:31

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page 1 of 60; games 1-25 of 1,487  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Seirawan vs R Karch   1-0 41 1973 Seirawan - Karch C55 Two Knights Defense 2. R Karch vs Seirawan   0-1 29 1973 Seirawan - Karch E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 3. Seirawan vs R Karch 0-1 46 1973 Seirawan - Karch C11 French 4. Seirawan vs R Karch   0-1 28 1973 Seirawan - Karch C56 Two Knights 5. R Karch vs Seirawan 0-1 67 1973 Seirawan - Karch D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. R Karch vs Seirawan   0-1 43 1973 Seirawan - Karch D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 7. Seirawan vs Suttles 0-1 25 1973 74th US Open A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 8. Seirawan vs K Fitzgerald   0-1 34 1974 Eugene B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. A Mengarini vs Seirawan 0-1 23 1974 75th US Open B07 Pirc 10. C Madsen vs Seirawan   1-0 64 1974 American Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 11. D Saxton vs Seirawan   0-1 66 1975 76th US Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 12. Seirawan vs A Bisguier 1-0 53 1975 76th US Open A28 English 13. J Peters vs Seirawan ½-½ 47 1975 76th US Open B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 14. Benko vs Seirawan 1-0 56 1975 76th US Open B08 Pirc, Classical 15. Miles vs Seirawan 1-0 60 1976 Lone Pine B08 Pirc, Classical 16. Seirawan vs J Meyers ½-½ 100 1976 Lone Pine A34 English, Symmetrical 17. F Street vs Seirawan ½-½ 25 1976 Lone Pine A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 18. Seirawan vs D Berry   0-1 39 1976 Lone Pine A07 King's Indian Attack 19. de Firmian vs Seirawan   ½-½ 28 1976 Lone Pine A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 20. D Fritzinger vs Seirawan   ½-½ 29 1976 Lone Pine B12 Caro-Kann Defense 21. Seirawan vs C Barnes   0-1 30 1976 Lone Pine A25 English 22. Seirawan vs M Diesen   ½-½ 23 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) A28 English 23. de Firmian vs Seirawan 1-0 44 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) B01 Scandinavian 24. Seirawan vs K Regan   1-0 46 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) A10 English 25. M Rohde vs Seirawan 1-0 58 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) B01 Scandinavian  page 1 of 60; games 1-25 of 1,487

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 23 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-24-07    Tactic101: Don't forget this man's birthday either! Apr-03-07    tamar: <joshka> Chesslab shows at least one game game Seirawan played in 2006 versus Luc Winants with NED given as site. 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. c5 b6 12. b4 bxc5 13. bxc5 Rb8 14. Bb2 Qe6 15. Bd3 Ba6 16. Bc2 Bc4 17. Bc3 Rfe8 18. h3 h6 19. g4 Qa6 20. h4 Bb3 21. Bf5 Qc4 22. g5 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Ne4 24. gxh6 g6 25. Bd7 Re7 26. c6 Bc4 27. Rg1 Rb3 28. f3 Nc3 29. Rg2 Nb5 30. Bc5 Re5 31. Kf2 d4 32. exd4 Ree3 33. h5 Rxf3+ 34. Kg1 Bd5 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Re1 Kh7 37. Be8 Rf6 38. Rg5 Nc3 39. Be7 Ne2+ 40. Rxe2 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Rh1+ 42. Kg3 Rg1+ 43. Kh3 Rh1+ 44. Rh2 Rf3+ 45. Rg3 Rff1 46. Rxh1 Rxh1+ 47. Kg4 Re1 48. Kg5 Rxe7 49. Bxg6+ Kh8 50. Rc3 Re6 51. Bf5 Rd6 52. Re3 Bxc6 53. Re6 1-0 Feb-23-08    Joshka: <Tamar> Thanks although I'm so very late...LOL:-) Feb-24-08    tamar: <Joshka> You're welcome! Although even after reading the posts, I have no memory of why I posted :-) Mar-08-08    Cactus: I noticed Seirawan on the FIDE rating list. Hasn't been retired for a while now? Mar-08-08    Karpova: He doesn't seem to be completely retired and played his last (rated) event in January 2008 (Dutch team competition). Though he doesn't play much he still plays relatively regularly. http://www.fide.com/ratings/id.phtm... http://www.fide.com/ratings/hist.ph... Mar-24-08    jovack: Cool guy, funny with some good chess ideas. Mar-24-08    karnak64: Yes, sir! Many happy returns! Mar-24-08    MichAdams: He looked better with the moustache. Mar-24-08    wanabe2000: I've followed your early games from Seattle and purchased your insightful books. I hope you are having a wonderful birthday celebration. Thank you for all you have done for Chess! Mar-24-08    malthrope: Hey bro... Yaz - "Player of the Day" - March 24, 2008 You keep carving up the chessboard... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v... ...with your quick quips, delightful color commentary of 'live' analysis and astute insights into the world of Professional Chess! ;) Your old buddy, - Mal Apr-08-08    AmyBeercondo: Does Yaz live in Holland? He seems to show up for every event there. Why isn't Van Wely in the national tournament, no money? Jun-30-08    ketchuplover: congrats on being on the top 100 list :) Jul-22-08    freeman8201: Does anybody know why Yaz would not play the King's Indian defense? I have read on wiki that Kasparov played 3.f3 in a Pirc opening transposing into a King's Indian? I am a avid player of the Pirc but why not consolidate for both e4 and d4? I notice Ponomariov did for awhile. Jul-22-08    littlefermat: < Does Yaz live in Holland? He seems to show up for every event there.> I thought he lived in his hometown, Seattle. <Does anybody know why Yaz would not play the King's Indian defense? > You could just email. He's one of the nicest guys in the chessworld. Aug-22-08    Boomie: <littlefermat: < Does Yaz live in Holland? He seems to show up for every event there.> I thought he lived in his hometown, Seattle.> He spends most of his time in Holland and comes "home" to Seattle frequently for special events, business, and goofing around. Sep-04-08    myschkin: . . . <Yas> in 1994: http://nezhmet.files.wordpress.com/... Sep-11-08    whiteshark: Quote of the Day <I only see things quickly if I have seen the position before. I can combine similar ideas from past experiences and relate to the present situation.> -- Seirawan It's pattern recognition and analogical thinking. Sep-11-08    Trojan Horse: Hello Mr. Seirawan, Please do Annotation on Kasparov - THE WORLD 1999 on chesscafe.com's InsideChess. --Aldrin Bulacan PHI Sep-19-08    just a kid: I love this guy's book Winning Chess Strategies. Oct-09-08    Brown: <just a kid> That book also helped me tremendously when I was just starting out. After "Reti's Greatest Games," I received Winning Chess Strategies as a gift, and my decisions at the board vastly improved. Nov-17-08    yoozum: I'm actually working my way through Winning Chess Strategies right now. Fantastic book. Jan-29-09    WhiteRook48: think my favorite opening is the King's Indian Defense Feb-21-09    whiteshark: Quote of the Day <...> I usually forget things from the past. Benefit thereby: you can always re-discover things without knowing it. :D 164 btw Feb-21-09    Jim Bartle: Hey wow, chessgames! Looks like a great site, wonder why I never found it before. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 23) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 23 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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